Richard Eyre’s “The Children Act,” which “Atonement” writer Ian McEwan has adapted to from his own novel of the same name, begins with Jude Fiona Maye (an extraordinary Emma Thompson) imposingly perched behind the bench of her London courtroom and adjudicating an urgent case about conjoined twins. If the babies are left attached, both of them will die. If the decision is made to split them apart, then one will live. Each course of action, it could be argued, is its own kind of murder. That’s certainly how Fiona feels about it; cloaked in immense power but still empathetic to a fault, the judge — who ultimately rules in accordance with the 1989 Act of Parliament from which this film gets its title — can’t shake the idea that saving one life would mean ending another. For her, it is “A case of law, not of morals.”
When Fiona returns...
When Fiona returns...
- 9/18/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The filmmaking Duplass brothers were already making some big life changes when the election of Donald Trump uprooted everything.
“When Trump got elected, almost all of the ideas that Mark and I had immediately dropped off the table,” Jay Duplass told IndieWire recently at a SAG-aftra Foundation panel. “We were like, ‘everything has changed.’ Humor has changed. Impulse has changed.”
The Duplasses have changed. Once upon a time, Jay was known as the behind-the-lens guy, while Mark was seen more often on screen. But then “Transparent” gave Jay the acting bug, and he now sees himself as a thesp as much as a filmmaker. Mark, on the other hand, has been focusing his efforts lately on production.
“He’s really the leader in terms of how he’s built out our company as almost like a mini independent film studio, like a tiny Annapurna,” Jay Duplass said of Mark. The...
“When Trump got elected, almost all of the ideas that Mark and I had immediately dropped off the table,” Jay Duplass told IndieWire recently at a SAG-aftra Foundation panel. “We were like, ‘everything has changed.’ Humor has changed. Impulse has changed.”
The Duplasses have changed. Once upon a time, Jay was known as the behind-the-lens guy, while Mark was seen more often on screen. But then “Transparent” gave Jay the acting bug, and he now sees himself as a thesp as much as a filmmaker. Mark, on the other hand, has been focusing his efforts lately on production.
“He’s really the leader in terms of how he’s built out our company as almost like a mini independent film studio, like a tiny Annapurna,” Jay Duplass said of Mark. The...
- 6/6/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The Sarasota Film Festival has announced its full lineup, including its Narrative Feature Competition, Independent Visions Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, World and Us Cinema Narrative, World and Us Cinema Documentary, Spotlight, and Short Films. The festival also announced its three Sff Focus Panels–Lgbtq Community; Environment, Science, & Sustainability; and Sports In Cinema – along with its Closing Night Awards. The 19th annual Sarasota Film Festival will take place from March 31 – April 9. You can find out more information at their official site.
“Film has an integral role in helping us analyze social and political issues in our society that demand attention, thought and dialogue” said Mark Famiglio, President of the Sarasota Film Festival. “Our program is designed to use the art of cinema as a catalyst for important conversations,...
Lineup Announcements
– The Sarasota Film Festival has announced its full lineup, including its Narrative Feature Competition, Independent Visions Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, World and Us Cinema Narrative, World and Us Cinema Documentary, Spotlight, and Short Films. The festival also announced its three Sff Focus Panels–Lgbtq Community; Environment, Science, & Sustainability; and Sports In Cinema – along with its Closing Night Awards. The 19th annual Sarasota Film Festival will take place from March 31 – April 9. You can find out more information at their official site.
“Film has an integral role in helping us analyze social and political issues in our society that demand attention, thought and dialogue” said Mark Famiglio, President of the Sarasota Film Festival. “Our program is designed to use the art of cinema as a catalyst for important conversations,...
- 3/17/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“I thought I was going to get fired.”
In a perfect world, such a thought would never cross Melanie Lynskey’s mind, for the talented actress would literally never be in danger of getting canned. She could throw fits next to crafty, punch a grip in the face, or burn down the sets, and we’d still forgive her because… Well, because Melanie Lynskey would never do any of that. She’s Melanie Lynskey.
But the actor you fell in love with during “Beautiful Creatures,” “Togetherness,” or the 2017 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore” did have the thought cross her mind for the strangest of reasons: Tom McCarthy found out she was a recurring cast member on “Two and a Half Men.”
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
Lynskey, speaking during a SAG-sponsored conversation at SXSW,...
In a perfect world, such a thought would never cross Melanie Lynskey’s mind, for the talented actress would literally never be in danger of getting canned. She could throw fits next to crafty, punch a grip in the face, or burn down the sets, and we’d still forgive her because… Well, because Melanie Lynskey would never do any of that. She’s Melanie Lynskey.
But the actor you fell in love with during “Beautiful Creatures,” “Togetherness,” or the 2017 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore” did have the thought cross her mind for the strangest of reasons: Tom McCarthy found out she was a recurring cast member on “Two and a Half Men.”
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
Lynskey, speaking during a SAG-sponsored conversation at SXSW,...
- 3/12/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
From a practical standpoint, the 2017 Sundance Film Festival was a pileup of headaches: The box office got hacked, a power outage forced the cancellation of several screenings, and a massive blizzard wouldn’t stop dumping snow on Main Street. It all took place under the menacing shadow of the presidential inauguration, which no amount of valiant marching could undo.
However, an assessment of the U.S. Sundance narratives throughout this year’s program reveal one of its best in years. Many of the highlights from the 2017 lineup set the stage for a set of new American movies focused on the challenges of unification — and, more specifically, how they stem from family bonds tested by clashing values. Some of the more prominent titles provide a barometer for American society’s greatest anxieties, as well as what it might take chart a path forward.
Sundance’s biggest sale struck a particularly topical note.
However, an assessment of the U.S. Sundance narratives throughout this year’s program reveal one of its best in years. Many of the highlights from the 2017 lineup set the stage for a set of new American movies focused on the challenges of unification — and, more specifically, how they stem from family bonds tested by clashing values. Some of the more prominent titles provide a barometer for American society’s greatest anxieties, as well as what it might take chart a path forward.
Sundance’s biggest sale struck a particularly topical note.
- 1/25/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Sex happens in the shower, love happens in the bath. Among its other virtues, Gillian Robespierre’s “Landline” is the rare movie that appreciates the difference between the pleasure of standing in the water and the satisfaction of soaking in it — the difference between trying someone on for size and swishing around in their dirt until your skin prunes and the water runs cold. Almost everything that a second feature should be, the film is bigger, richer, shaggier, and more satisfying than Robespierre’s “Obvious Child,” though obviously a product of the same irreverent imagination. It’s that most elusive of indie dramedies: An honestly told story about the messiness of human relationships.
Set in the fall of 1995, a magical time when people kept all of their secrets on floppy discs and Donald Trump was still just a punchline, “Landline” unfolds like a less caustic version of “The Squid and the Whale,...
Set in the fall of 1995, a magical time when people kept all of their secrets on floppy discs and Donald Trump was still just a punchline, “Landline” unfolds like a less caustic version of “The Squid and the Whale,...
- 1/21/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Bidding wars have already begun for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Buyers snapped up six titles in the days leading up to the fest, including one that A24 purchased sight unseen: David Lowery’s “A Ghost Story,” starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. Other movies acquired in the past two weeks are “Berlin Syndrome” (Netflix), “Call Me By Your Name” (Sony Pictures Classics), “Casting JonBenet” (Netflix), “Cries From Syria” (HBO for television rights) and “Long Strange Trip” (Amazon).
Read More: Sundance 2017: Netflix, Vertical Acquire ‘Berlin Syndrome’
With 120 features playing at Sundance, there are plenty of hot titles remaining for acquisition executive, though it will be tough for any film to exceed last year’s $17.5 million purchase of “The Birth of a Nation” by Fox Searchlight, the biggest deal in the festival’s history.
Which movies are likely to have buyers lining up in the cold this year? Here are 14 hot...
Read More: Sundance 2017: Netflix, Vertical Acquire ‘Berlin Syndrome’
With 120 features playing at Sundance, there are plenty of hot titles remaining for acquisition executive, though it will be tough for any film to exceed last year’s $17.5 million purchase of “The Birth of a Nation” by Fox Searchlight, the biggest deal in the festival’s history.
Which movies are likely to have buyers lining up in the cold this year? Here are 14 hot...
- 1/18/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Sam Kretchmar’s debut film “Keep in Touch” asks the question: How far would you go to restart your life, and who would you want to restart it with? The film stars Ryan Patrick Bachand as Colin, a man going through a life crisis who attempt to track down his long-lost childhood love, only to discover that she was killed in a car accident many years ago. He eventually learns about her younger sister Jessie (singer-songwriter Gabbi McPhee), an aspiring musician who bears a striking resemblance to the girl he used to love, and before he has a chance to disclose his true identity, they begin a relationship. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
Read More: Film Festival Roundup: Chicago International Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup, Hamptons Adds Special Events And More
The film premiered at the Chicago International Movies and Music Fest, where it took home the award for Best Narrative Feature.
Read More: Film Festival Roundup: Chicago International Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup, Hamptons Adds Special Events And More
The film premiered at the Chicago International Movies and Music Fest, where it took home the award for Best Narrative Feature.
- 11/8/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Meeting with reporters Sunday to promote Season 3 of Amazon’s “Transparent,” Jay Duplass also shared some tidbits about “Room 104” — the new series he and his brother Mark are producing for HBO.
As announced last week, “Room 104” is an anthology series set inside a hotel room. Different characters pass through it in each episode.
Duplass revealed to IndieWire that the show would be set in a corporate hotel located near the Cleveland airport. “It’s the most boring place, the most boring location,” he said. “Just a corporate, $100 hotel outside of the airport.”
Why such a nondescript locale? “What we’re interested in mining is the magic in the mundane,” he said. “That is something that we have always worked on in our filmmaking. We find regular life to be really special and we like to go deep and find the intricacies there.”
Read More: Duplass Brothers Reteam With HBO For...
As announced last week, “Room 104” is an anthology series set inside a hotel room. Different characters pass through it in each episode.
Duplass revealed to IndieWire that the show would be set in a corporate hotel located near the Cleveland airport. “It’s the most boring place, the most boring location,” he said. “Just a corporate, $100 hotel outside of the airport.”
Why such a nondescript locale? “What we’re interested in mining is the magic in the mundane,” he said. “That is something that we have always worked on in our filmmaking. We find regular life to be really special and we like to go deep and find the intricacies there.”
Read More: Duplass Brothers Reteam With HBO For...
- 8/7/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
During the 2015 SXSW Film Festival last week, writer/director J. Davis celebrated the premiere of his debut directorial effort, Manson Family Vacation, and to mark the occasion, Daily Dead had the chance to chat briefly with the up-and-coming filmmaker about the inspiration behind the story, collaborating with co-stars Jay Duplass and Linas Phillips as well as working with Saw alum (and proverbial genre favorite) Tobin Bell.
Fantastic job on the film, J; it was really enjoyable and I thought the ending was perfect. This was such an unusual approach to one of the most infamous people ever- had Charles Manson been someone you had been interested in for a while then?
J. Davis: Oh, yeah. I first got interested in true crimes back when I was a little kid. You know the scene where the kid discovers Conrad’s book and he then tries to explain Charles Manson to him?...
Fantastic job on the film, J; it was really enjoyable and I thought the ending was perfect. This was such an unusual approach to one of the most infamous people ever- had Charles Manson been someone you had been interested in for a while then?
J. Davis: Oh, yeah. I first got interested in true crimes back when I was a little kid. You know the scene where the kid discovers Conrad’s book and he then tries to explain Charles Manson to him?...
- 3/23/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Earlier this week we brought you a gallery of images from the studio we set up at SXSW in partnership with photographer Daniel Bergeron and Movies on Demand. As the 2015 edition of the festival comes to a close, we have put together a gallery of select images pulled from the second two days of our four-day shoot. Click here to access the first gallery. Read More: SXSW 2015 Portraits of Sally Field, Nick Kroll, Jason Schwartzman and More "Wild Horses" writer-director Robert Duvall."Manson Family Vacation" executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass."Creative Control" director Benjamin Dickinson, actress Alexia Rasmussen and actor Dan Gill."Brand: A Second Coming" director Ondi Timoner.Read More: The 2015 Indiewire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During Run of Festival "Breaking a Monster" subjects Unlocking the Truth bandmates Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins."Love and Mercy"...
- 3/21/2015
- by Shipra Gupta
- Indiewire
Writer-director Hannah Fidell's 2013 debut "A Teacher" captured the intimacy of a forbidden romance — between a high school instructor and one of her students — with an impressive degree of precision. The movie pared down the premise to its bare essence. Her follow-up, "6 Years," similarly provides a basic snapshot of a troubled relationship, albeit a far more conventional one: The movie follows a young couple facing the titular anniversary as their future prospects are challenged by various spats and infidelities. To this end, "6 Years" offers little in the way of new material. Yet Fidell, working with executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass, effectively broadens her range by borrowing the sibling directors' improvisatory style and ceding control to her two leads, whose heartbreaking performances imbue this familiar Austin-set narrative with a fiery edge. Read More: The 2015 Indiewire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During Run...
- 3/14/2015
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
Directed by: Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass
Cast: Steve Zissis, Mark Kelly, Jennifer Lafleur
Running Time: 1 hr 37 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: July 6, 2012 (Limited)
Plot: Two dysfunctional brothers (Zissis, Kelly) reignite their 25-event “Do-Deca-Pentathlon” after years of family controversy surrounding who won the last competition.
Who’S It For?: If you’re a fan of the Duplass brothers films, just know that this movie is much more The Puffy Chair than it is Jeff, Who Lives At Home.
Overall
The Duplass Brothers, still strong in their independent ways, are committed to the organic elements of a story. Though their story premises are malleable for larger budgets to host genre conventions (especially with their recurring interest in the growth of the man-child), their feet remain firm in what makes a story believable. (This sets their comedies apart from the ones they may resemble, something that makes a movie like...
Directed by: Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass
Cast: Steve Zissis, Mark Kelly, Jennifer Lafleur
Running Time: 1 hr 37 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: July 6, 2012 (Limited)
Plot: Two dysfunctional brothers (Zissis, Kelly) reignite their 25-event “Do-Deca-Pentathlon” after years of family controversy surrounding who won the last competition.
Who’S It For?: If you’re a fan of the Duplass brothers films, just know that this movie is much more The Puffy Chair than it is Jeff, Who Lives At Home.
Overall
The Duplass Brothers, still strong in their independent ways, are committed to the organic elements of a story. Though their story premises are malleable for larger budgets to host genre conventions (especially with their recurring interest in the growth of the man-child), their feet remain firm in what makes a story believable. (This sets their comedies apart from the ones they may resemble, something that makes a movie like...
- 7/11/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman November 18th 2011
The Writer/Director team of Jay Duplass and his brother Mark are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, Baghead, and Cyrus. Mumblecore is the designated phrase for a loosely allied circle of young American filmmakers including the Duplass brothers that utilizes a low-budget, documentary-style approach for independently-made films. The Duplass brother.s shooting style is quite unusual compared to most filmmakers. They shoot in sequence, the camerawork is practically all handheld, and they hardly stick to the dialog on page. Their formula is different, but obviously works and their films have been critically praised. Jay Duplass was in St. Louis recently for a screening of his newest film Jeff Who Lives At Home at the St. Louis International Film festival. A day in the life of the pot-smoking Jeff (played by Jason Segel) who looks for signs from the universe to determine his path,...
The Writer/Director team of Jay Duplass and his brother Mark are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, Baghead, and Cyrus. Mumblecore is the designated phrase for a loosely allied circle of young American filmmakers including the Duplass brothers that utilizes a low-budget, documentary-style approach for independently-made films. The Duplass brother.s shooting style is quite unusual compared to most filmmakers. They shoot in sequence, the camerawork is practically all handheld, and they hardly stick to the dialog on page. Their formula is different, but obviously works and their films have been critically praised. Jay Duplass was in St. Louis recently for a screening of his newest film Jeff Who Lives At Home at the St. Louis International Film festival. A day in the life of the pot-smoking Jeff (played by Jason Segel) who looks for signs from the universe to determine his path,...
- 3/12/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
by Shannon Hilson, MoreHorror.com
There's nothing we like here at MoreHorror better than an expertly made film that really covers all the bases and writer/director Nick Simon's feature debut Removal really delivers in this regard. Filled with twists, turns, gold-star performances from an all-around amazing cast, awesome dialogue, and incredible shots, this film is easily one of the best horror films I've seen in a long while. It follows the story of Cole, a carpet cleaner who takes on a rather unusual cleaning job for a wealthy client and winds up with a lot more to contend with than he bargained for.
Writer/director Nick Simon and writer/actor Oz Perkins of Removal were both kind enough to answer some questions for me recently in regards to this very cool film. If you still haven't had a chance to check it out for yourself, catch it today On Demand or on DVD.
There's nothing we like here at MoreHorror better than an expertly made film that really covers all the bases and writer/director Nick Simon's feature debut Removal really delivers in this regard. Filled with twists, turns, gold-star performances from an all-around amazing cast, awesome dialogue, and incredible shots, this film is easily one of the best horror films I've seen in a long while. It follows the story of Cole, a carpet cleaner who takes on a rather unusual cleaning job for a wealthy client and winds up with a lot more to contend with than he bargained for.
Writer/director Nick Simon and writer/actor Oz Perkins of Removal were both kind enough to answer some questions for me recently in regards to this very cool film. If you still haven't had a chance to check it out for yourself, catch it today On Demand or on DVD.
- 1/29/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Blu-ray Review
Cyrus
Directed by: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Cast: John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill
Running Time: 1 hr 30 min
Rating: R
Due Out: December 14, 2010
Plot: A lonely divorced man (Reilly) meets a fun, beautiful woman (Tomei). The catch, her weird, adult son Cyrus (Hill) is determined to break them up.
Who’S It For? Despite the actors in the title roles, this isn’t a typical comedy. Though funny at times, it’s also dramatic and kind of mature, though the characters aren’t always.
Movie:
Cyrus tries to sell itself as a comedy, especially in the trailer. Though some parts are funny, I’d consider it more of a drama. It tells the story of three people who have trouble connecting, for various reasons; a mother and son who are so insular she hasn’t even had a boyfriend in years and a divorced man who...
Cyrus
Directed by: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Cast: John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill
Running Time: 1 hr 30 min
Rating: R
Due Out: December 14, 2010
Plot: A lonely divorced man (Reilly) meets a fun, beautiful woman (Tomei). The catch, her weird, adult son Cyrus (Hill) is determined to break them up.
Who’S It For? Despite the actors in the title roles, this isn’t a typical comedy. Though funny at times, it’s also dramatic and kind of mature, though the characters aren’t always.
Movie:
Cyrus tries to sell itself as a comedy, especially in the trailer. Though some parts are funny, I’d consider it more of a drama. It tells the story of three people who have trouble connecting, for various reasons; a mother and son who are so insular she hasn’t even had a boyfriend in years and a divorced man who...
- 12/16/2010
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Cyrus
Directed by: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Cast: John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: June 25, 2010
Tsr Exclusive – Allen interviews actor John C. Reilly
Plot: A divorcee’s (Reilly) relationship with his new girlfriend (Tomei) is put on the rocks by his interactions with her weirdo man-child son named Cyrus.
Who’S It For?: The art-house crowd that enjoys John C. Reilly’s dramatic work, and are also willing to give Superbad’s Jonah Hill an acting chance. Either way, everyone should know that this isn’t any version of Step Brothers 2.
Expectations: My previous experience with the Mumblecore genre was with Humpday. I didn’t know going in to Cyrus that I would have to resort back to my memories of that specific film’s style.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
John C. Reilly as John: It may be difficult to...
Directed by: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Cast: John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: June 25, 2010
Tsr Exclusive – Allen interviews actor John C. Reilly
Plot: A divorcee’s (Reilly) relationship with his new girlfriend (Tomei) is put on the rocks by his interactions with her weirdo man-child son named Cyrus.
Who’S It For?: The art-house crowd that enjoys John C. Reilly’s dramatic work, and are also willing to give Superbad’s Jonah Hill an acting chance. Either way, everyone should know that this isn’t any version of Step Brothers 2.
Expectations: My previous experience with the Mumblecore genre was with Humpday. I didn’t know going in to Cyrus that I would have to resort back to my memories of that specific film’s style.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
John C. Reilly as John: It may be difficult to...
- 6/25/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
The man who once played a 10-year-old stuck in a middle aged man’s body (Step Brothers) did some growing up with Cyrus, his latest film that stars Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and himself. Created by very natural filmmaking methods such as improvisation, the film presents human beings that straddle the lines of maturity for better or for worse. An actor that hops between oaf-ish characters (like Cal Naughton in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby) to serious dramatic human beings (Magnolia), it’s fair to say that Reilly knows a bit about this concept, and is well aware of the equal effort that goes into bringing either type of character to life.
I sat down with the versatile actor in a roundtable interview to discuss the making behind the new film, along with the acting choices he has made in the past, and what we have to look...
I sat down with the versatile actor in a roundtable interview to discuss the making behind the new film, along with the acting choices he has made in the past, and what we have to look...
- 6/24/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Editor’s Note: This was originally posted on January 30, 2010.
Mark and Jay Duplass directed the independent films, The Puffy Chair and Baghead. The directing duo’s first film backed by a major studio, Cyrus, is currently playing at Sundance (where I am right now) and receiving high-praise (including from me).
Read more on Sundance 2010 Video Interview: Cyrus Writers/Directors Mark and Jay Duplass…...
Mark and Jay Duplass directed the independent films, The Puffy Chair and Baghead. The directing duo’s first film backed by a major studio, Cyrus, is currently playing at Sundance (where I am right now) and receiving high-praise (including from me).
Read more on Sundance 2010 Video Interview: Cyrus Writers/Directors Mark and Jay Duplass…...
- 6/21/2010
- by Rusty Gordon
- GordonandtheWhale
By: Kevin Kelly, reposted from the Sundance Film Festival, 1/29/10
Brothers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, and Baghead, and they're back at Sundance with their new film Cyrus. However, they're also here as producers on The Freebie (directed by Mark's wife Katie Aselton), on Bass Ackwards, and on Lovers of Hate, directed by their friend Brian Poyser. So they've virtually transformed themselves into a mini-major on their own, directing their own films and helping others get theirs made.
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as...
Brothers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, and Baghead, and they're back at Sundance with their new film Cyrus. However, they're also here as producers on The Freebie (directed by Mark's wife Katie Aselton), on Bass Ackwards, and on Lovers of Hate, directed by their friend Brian Poyser. So they've virtually transformed themselves into a mini-major on their own, directing their own films and helping others get theirs made.
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as...
- 6/19/2010
- by Cinematical staff
- Cinematical
Brothers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, and Baghead, and they're back at Sundance with their new film Cyrus. However, they're also here as producers on The Freebie (directed by Mark's wife Katie Aselton), on Bass Ackwards, and on Lovers of Hate, directed by their friend Brian Poyser. So they've virtually transformed themselves into a mini-major on their own, directing their own films and helping others get theirs made.
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as it does comedy), John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei,...
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as it does comedy), John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei,...
- 1/29/2010
- by Kevin Kelly
- Cinematical
In his Sundance dispatch to The Greencine Daily, Brian Darr queried whether the “nerve-wrackingly fun” Baghead would remain in audience memory 16 years from now? And if, indeed, it had the potential to end up being “the mumblecore film to outlast its moment?”
Baghead‘s fresh genre mash-up—part comedy, part horror, part relationship flick—completely worked for me, as I imagine it will for others; but, it is in a very real way undeniably tied into this particular moment in the history of independent film, let alone the burgeoning careers of Mark and Jay Duplass, which justifies Brian Darr’s prescient query.
Offered the chance to talk to the brothers, I did a little research first and found myself totally smitten with The Washington Post video of their arrival at Sundance where they immediately launched into a hunt for free food. Now aware that the way to a mumblecore director...
Baghead‘s fresh genre mash-up—part comedy, part horror, part relationship flick—completely worked for me, as I imagine it will for others; but, it is in a very real way undeniably tied into this particular moment in the history of independent film, let alone the burgeoning careers of Mark and Jay Duplass, which justifies Brian Darr’s prescient query.
Offered the chance to talk to the brothers, I did a little research first and found myself totally smitten with The Washington Post video of their arrival at Sundance where they immediately launched into a hunt for free food. Now aware that the way to a mumblecore director...
- 7/23/2008
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
By Aaron Hillis
A quick refresher for the six of you who need it: "Mumblecore" (c. 2005 - 2007?) is the hastily designated catch-all for a loosely allied circle of young American filmmakers utilizing a low-budget, documentary-esque shooting style for their talky Diy indies. Regardless of whether you like any of the individual films, odds are you're either (a) tired of hearing that overhyped word, (b) have never heard it before now, or (c) one of the Duplass brothers. Actor/filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass . whose witty road-trip dramedy "The Puffy Chair" became one of the first m-word successes . are quite comfortable with their association to that so-called movement/genre/clique, and why shouldn't they be, considering Sony Pictures Classics has released their follow-up feature? (Talk about mumble-score, har har!)
"Baghead" stars Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig and Elise Muller as four friends and wannabe thespians who hole up in a...
A quick refresher for the six of you who need it: "Mumblecore" (c. 2005 - 2007?) is the hastily designated catch-all for a loosely allied circle of young American filmmakers utilizing a low-budget, documentary-esque shooting style for their talky Diy indies. Regardless of whether you like any of the individual films, odds are you're either (a) tired of hearing that overhyped word, (b) have never heard it before now, or (c) one of the Duplass brothers. Actor/filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass . whose witty road-trip dramedy "The Puffy Chair" became one of the first m-word successes . are quite comfortable with their association to that so-called movement/genre/clique, and why shouldn't they be, considering Sony Pictures Classics has released their follow-up feature? (Talk about mumble-score, har har!)
"Baghead" stars Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig and Elise Muller as four friends and wannabe thespians who hole up in a...
- 7/22/2008
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
Director Todd Haynes' quirky, all-star Bob Dylan-inspired movie I'm Not There is set to be the toast of the IFC Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Los Angeles in February, after landing the event's first Robert Altman Award. Announced at the Spirit Awards last year, the honor is given to the director, casting agent and cast of an outstanding indie movie. In I'm Not There, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and Cate Blanchett are among the actors who conjure up the spirit of Dylan at different stages of his life for the offbeat biopic. The movie was also nominated for the Spirits' Best Film prize, where it will compete with Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, Juno, A Mighty Heart and Paranoid Park. Blanchett and Marcus Carl Franklin earned Best Supporting Actress and Actor nods respectively for their portrayals of Dylan, and Todd Haynes is a Best Director nominee. Other four-film nominees are acclaimed coming-of-age film Juno, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly and The Savages. Meanwhile, Ang Lee's controversial Lust, Caution is also a multi-nominee; the film's stars Tony Leung and Tang Wei are up for Best Actor and Actress honors, while Rodrigo Prieto's cinematography is also under consideration. French actress Julie Delpy's 2 Days In Paris earned her a First Feature nomination; she'll be up against Jeffrey Blitz's Rocket Science, which garnered three nominations. In the lead acting categories, Angelina Jolie is an immediate favorite for her role as grieving Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart. Jolie will compete against Sienna Miller (Interview), Parker Posey (Broken English), Ellen Page (Juno) and Tang Wei. Leung will be up against Pedro Castaneda (August Evening), Don Cheadle (Talk To Me), Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Savages) and Frank Langella (Starting Out In The Evening) in the Best Actor category. The nominations were announced on Tuesday morning by Lisa Kudrow and Zach Braff.
- 11/28/2007
- WENN
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